The first book: #1 The Arabian Nights
The second comic: #837 The Walking Dead
Progress on Arabian Nights is... present. There's plenty of variety in there, and the stories are interesting, but there's little to say - with nothing to link them, covering a few stories each day means there's not much to say about the whole. Plenty of sections become predictable anyway - while not formulaic, there are a bunch of standard lessons.
So about two-thirds of the way through, I've taken a break for The Walking Dead. I have to catch up with Peter, who's read a bit ahead, so we can stay in touch. Aside from a nice change of pace (and literal change of direction compared to Bleach), it's a good story. I've started watching the tv series earlier and the differences are already apparent. Plenty of unexpected deaths and some interesting challenges coming up. It's still early days, but I'm looking forward to see what follows!